Taboo dominates the social ethos in most traditional cultures. Many times the reason may not be logically understood. However, the faith remains to be respected. The sentiment around any taboo has to be respected and not challenged. National flags of every country choose special colors in their flag that symbolizes and attach societal sentiment and pride. Each color has very special significance related to their ethos and philosophy of the nation.

Buddhist (orange)	Jewish (blue)    Star of David	Feminine Color	Feminine & Masculine Colors

Fertility- Growth (Fertility)	Spring Color	Tanzanian Symbol- Green, Yellow & Black- fertility, mineral & people

Based on the above observations, colors are being applied in modern design to attract the human emotion. However, one need to remember understanding each culture is extremely important for its successful result. However, interestingly in many cases the color taboo is ignored in today’s application. The urbanization may not accommodate the social taboo in their lifestyle, however a large segments of population continues to practice the above taboos.